Part 3: Higher Education
Part 1: “Entitlement” Part 2: “Running People Off” The US is an industrialized nation. We have modeled everything after the assembly line or mass production. […]
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How White Is Your Shirt?
By G. Rice Those who I work for expect daily that I train, develop, mentor and lead our firefighters. They are a tough bunch to […]
The Power of Team Building – Inches Away
And now, an excerpt from the book Barn Boss Leadership by author Brian Ward. This particular morning was like any other except I happened […]
Running People Off
This is the second part to our Three Part Series Titled: “Entitlement, Running People Off, & the Push for Higher Education.” If you missed it…Check […]
Five Monkeys, One Banana
So I just read an article… To sum it up, five monkeys are put in a cage containing a banana that could only be reached […]
Is it PTSD or Is it Something Else?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Firefighters is becoming a hot topic in the fire service. It’s not a difficult idea to wrap your head […]
Wanna Go PRO?
For a long time, I have argued against the money that professional sports players make. Although I haven’t changed my mind that they are […]
7 Reasons Why the Peter Principle is Ruining the Fire Service.
Every Fire Department has that supervisor that is incapable of leading, whether it is the Chief that hides in his/her office, the Station Captain that […]
For Those Who Can’t…
You know, this started out as a Facebook status, but I…I had to keep writing and adding to it. You see, today (Monday 9/12/16 – […]
What Do You Think We Are Doing?
Let’s talk about EMS for a minute… There are industry-level publications, internet sites independent from the magazines and countless bloggers out there that have […]